The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-09

| evening
GRAND oPERAHoUsE-'The Golden Giant, >
THE MUSEUM-'A Boy Hero, afternoon and even
ing.
/ In Brief
Pupils wishing to be examined for entrance
! TO the high school, or for advanced standing
| should apply at high school No. l, at 8 o'clock
this evening.
| The business block on East Washington
street, Nos Ga and 6S, between Pennsylvania
| and Delaware streets. was sold by Thomas G.
i Hammond to John NJ. Butler, yesterday, for
$35. 900.
| A six year-old son of Mrs. Irving living at
| No. 81 West First street. was playing in the
! street yesterday when he was enticed into an
alley by a colored boy who stole gold ring from
| his finger,
| The Porter-Denny Republican club met last
! night and received twenty members. Speeches
| were made by Geo. Fl. Burks. H. T. Hill, and
| Others. The next meeting will be held in the
| Republican central committee rooms Penn
| sylvania street, next Thursday evening.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Charles o. Shafer and Lydia NJ. Paul John
| Hartgen and Alice Armstrong. Anton Ahmer-
| kamp and Anna Koneg. William L. Leonard
| and Elsie Pierce. William F. Heinrichs and Eli
"a H. Wingate, Hiram K. Kigore and Alice
| Wilson.
The rigid enforcement of the law by the city
health board, relative to contagious diseases,
has already resulted in almost Kidding the city
OF diphtheria, which ten days ago threatened to
become epidemic. Only two or three new
cases have been reported this week, and
deaths have occurred.
SIM CoY's SALOON ROBBED
Some thief succeeded in accomplishing
Wednesday night what the police have tried
and failed to do. He got into Sim Coy's saloon
after II o'clock. He accomplished the feat by
going through the fire escape with the assistance
of ladder. The till was tapped for some small
change and few boxes of cigars were carried
away.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING OF A BOY.
Arthur Burgess fourteen years of age. living
with his parents Blackford street, was acct
IDENTIFY killed on the l., B. & W. tracks west of
the city yesterday morning by catching his foot
the track in front Of a switch engine and
falling under. the wheels. At the time of the
occurrence he was engaged in carrying water to
his father. who is a switchmsn for the road. The
remains were taken in charge by Flanner &
Hommown.
FLAGMANs NEGLECT OF DUTY.
Mrs. T. B. Messick, living at No. 282 West
New York street, and young son had a narrow
escape from death. yesterday morning, at the
New York-street crossing of the Big Four rail-
road. The hagman neglected to notify her of
the approaching train, aud her horse and buggy
missed q collision by very few feet Mrs.
Messck overcome with nervous prostra-
ton from the scare that she had to be taken
home by friends.
CONDITION OF THREE WOUNDED MEN.
Henry Shepherd. who was shot by John
Glover Sunday night. and John Stregle,
whose skull was broken with the butt of George
Heckers revolver on Monday night, are both
slowly improving at the City Hospital STRETCHES
condition is the most critical, and his recovery
is not yet assured Thomas Powers. the victim
Of bis fathers revolver. is recovering very rap
idly. and his physician says he will be able to be
out in a few days
OPENING OF THE GRAND TONIGHT.
The regular season at the Grand Opera-house
will begin tonight. with Mrs. Mckee Rankin
and strong company in '"rhe Golden Giant"
as the attractions Mrs. Rankin is an actress of
acknowledged ability. and her company includes
sucn people Ralph Delmar, Charles Stanley
the Endorsement of the New York press. and has
been pronounced decided success. The en-
gagement is for two nights and a matinee.
DEMONSTRATORS AGAINST sALooN-KEEpERs.
Remonstrances have been fled with the coun-
ty commissioners against the issuing of liquor
license to Nicholas Hoffbauer, of Hill avenue,
and George r. Weller, of Resner street, West
Indianapolis. The charges against Hoffbauer
are drunkenness and keeping a disorderly house.
The principal objection the West Indianapolis
people have is that Wellers saloon opposite
a school house It it also charged that be is a
man of bad character and harbors the worst
class OF people about his place.
LENIENCY WITH A THIEF.
One night last June George Wiltshire, adirector
of the Big Four abroad. had gold watch, valued
at $780, stolen from him a train between this
city and Cincinnati The theft was reported to
detective Thornton. but he could get no clew to
the robbery until yesterday, when he found the
watch IL q city pawn shop In few hours he |
had the thief, who proved to be Of the train |
employees. He begged for leniency, and at Mr. |
Wishire's request. was allowed to escape prose- |
cution by paying the charges on the watch at |
the pawn shop. His name was not revealed.
TRIED TO CARVE HIS WIFE
Last night at o'clock Mrs. Mary Friend a |
colored woman was sitting on beer keg in |
front of a saloon on West Market street when |
her husband, Charles Friend, from whom she ia |
separated, came up and assaulted her. She re-
sisted his blows. and he drew razor and told |
her he was going to kill her. He caught her
she started to run into the saloon, and in trying
to hold her he could use the razor, tore nearly
all the clothing from her. With the help of
others she succeeded in making her escape
without being seriously hurt. The police were
unable to fnd Friend after the affair occurred.
DOODLE" HAD NOTHING TO WITH IT.
Morgan Pfennster, the city Health Board
clerk, says that the rumor that doodle had
something to do with the purchase OF the 5000
dumping ground had nothing to do with his res
ignation, which asked for by Secretary
carp before the doodle" question came up.
The request was the result of the failure of the
board to be Satisfied with his system of keeping
the records of the Office. Lambert Krumholz,
who sold the land, also insists that there
nothing wrong in the transaction. de says the
land is the best for the purpose that could be
found anywhere the city. and was very
cheap at the price asked.
FOUGHT FOR HIS PocKErBooK
Americas Fisk, a gardener living beyo nd
Pleasant run, the Churchman pike,
locked in the station-house last evening, for
malicious destruction of property. There lives
near Fisk another farmer named Shultz Ac-
cordng to the story told by Fisk he purchased
an old horse of Shutz yesterday for 800 When
the horse was delivered in the evening he took
out his pocket-book. containing $50, and handed
Shultz $40, telling h i'm he would pay the other
$40 at another time. Slultz. he says, snatched
his pocket book from him and ram He followed
Shultz home and. being refused admission to
the house. procured Ratchet and cut the door